Women In Technology - Friday Links - 20/06/2025
Published on June 23, 2025
Dear friends of WiT,
Yet another happening week at CERN. As the week draws to a close, we bring to a selection of links to go through this weekend:
From Around the World
Have you been following the Euro Cup? Check out the list of finalists who are all set to play next month in Switzerland:
"They would ask, 'How can we trust a house built by a woman? How can I trust my money and property with a young female engineer?'" Two young female engineers have been overseeing the construction of a 10-floor apartment complex in Taleh in the city's Hodan District. This is their journey: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj427dy11j0o
In London, a women-only tower block is all set to open soon. The tower is meant for survivors of domestic abuse struggling to find a home: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyjyyy2r5eo
The Rubin Observatory's first images will be unveiled on the 23rd of June, Monday. Tune in or join a watch party near you (the closest one to CERN is in Servette, Geneva): https://rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-first-look/rubin-party
Fun Fact: The observatory was renamed from Large Synoptic Survey Telescope to Vera C. Rubin Observatory to honour Vera C. Rubin's legacy to probe the nature of dark matter.
From CERN
News from the book club is that the first book club session was phenomenal, and the next book has already been chosen!
📚 The book: Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez 📅 Date: 31 July 2025 🕔 Time: 17:00–18:00 📍 Location: Library, The Reading Room
(Sidenote: the author, Caroline Criado Perez, also has a newsletter where she talks about the gender gap and more: https://newsletter.carolinecriadoperez.com/)
Join the mattermost channel, or simply show up at the book club session to participate.
To keep the working environment safe and protected, CERN has a new whistleblowing line: https://home.cern/news/official-news/cern/new-whistleblowing-line-cern
With that, enjoy your weekend and keep yourselves hydrated, the forecast is very sunny!
P.S. If you come across links that you think more people should read, don't hesitate to send them our way.
Don't forget SPF,
Varsha
On behalf of CERN WiT Communications
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